Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-05

WASHINGTON, d. c.,

Editors Register.-Colonel Hams, who
has charge of the Representatives.
aud harbors in this section of the coun-
try, reports that no work on the I'M
proyement Of the Shenandoah river, in
West Virginia. was performed during
the year, aud he says it is questionable
il any should be undertaken. AT the
present time there is practically no
commerce to be benefited by this inn
proyement, and he thinks that it is
questionable whether any would be
built up by it. He refers to his last an
nual report, in which the attention OF
Congress was called to the necessity for
further legislation if the work is to be
done. There are some thousands OF
dollars in the Treasury for this work,
and il is to be hoped that the next Con-
gress will authorize its expenditure.
Every person who wants to see the
power of rich railroad corporations
abridged will be glad to hear that JUS
tice Bradley has dissolved the ipjunc-
ton against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad building bridge across the
Kill Won Kull, so that there is now
nothing in the way Of extending that
road from Philadelphia to New York.
For many years the Pennsylvania Rail-
road has controlled the travel and
freight traffic between the Middle and
New England States, charging out
rageous rates, but it is to be hoped that
this will soon be changed.
The Secretary of the Navy has just
entered into contract with the Hotch'
kiss Ordnance Company under the terms
of which that company will erect large
works i'm this country. llotchkiss de-
signs and guns have stood the severest
tests the world over, and have been
adopted as the standard by every naval
power in the world. 1t is the first step
which counts, and this is the first step
towards the manufacture of Quick-firing
guns for our navy in this country, they
having heretofore been manufactured
abroad.
July, 1887, has proved to have been
the hottest month since the Signal Ser
vice was established in 1871. The av-
erage temperature of the month has
been far above the normal, and during
a great portion of the time the air has
been saturated with moisture, causing
much greater discomfort than dry, hot
atmosphere. The highest temperature
this year was 103 degrees on July II,
the next warmest day on record having
been in 1872, when the thermometer
stood at l02.
Since it has been announced that the
President would take trip to different
portions of the country this fall, invita-
tons have been pouring in upon him
from all sections. st. Louis, Kansas
City, Omaha, Philadelphia, St. Paul,
Chicago, Duluth, Cincinnati, Memphis,
Atlanta and other cities have invited
him TO visit them, and it begins to look
as though lie will score a greater tri-
umph than did President Jackson in his
memorable "swing around the vide"
And still there are cranks who pretend
that he is unpopular with the people of
the country.
General Samuel Jones, a well-known
Confederate veteran. W no has been EN-
ployed in the Adjutant Generals Office
in this city, died at Bedford Springs,
Pa, Monday, aged sixty seven years
He was educated at West Point, and
served in the United States Army until
the breaking out of the war, when he
resigned and entered the Confederate
service. He leaves wife and daughter.
Mr.. Thomas L. Hurdle. an agent of
the Labor Bureau, left Washington on
Monday for West Virginia, where he
will collect statistics of marriage and di-
vorce for that bureau. He will visit
every county seat in the State during
the summer, aud l would bespeak for
him warm welcome, rs he is one of
the finest fellows in the world.
Senators kenna and Faulkner were
in the city last week looking after the
interests of their constituents.
A marriage license was issued here
the other day to Mr.. VIM. L. Verleger,
of Albany, n. Y, and Miss Deborah
Hammer, of IIarper's Ferry.